All Strings Attached

4

I entered my room careful to not shut the door loudly as I laid on my bed and sobbed.

I had been crying for a while. I remembered the paper I had so suddenly dropped at the park. I opened the note curious as to what could possibly be in it. It was Seungmin's number and some small words he somehow fit on the paper saying. "I don't like you but if you ever need someone to talk to or any help just text this number." I slightly smiled at the thoughtfulness of this note.

The phone was ringing and I was nervous. I didn't want to talk to him but I didn't have anyone else. I was about to push the red button but he answered.

"Hello?" Wow, his voice is so deep I took a deep breath before responding.
"H-i" the word became spaced as I took a breath before. I tried to cover the fact I had been crying but he heard it.
"Danielle?" he questioned, worry laced through his voice.
"U-m Y-Yeah" my breath quickening as I try to talk normally.
"Are you ok? Did something happen? Are you hurt?" he asks hastily.
"I-I don'-t k-k-know" I said, sobbing a bit into the phone.
"Hey it's ok it's ok. Calm down, I'm going to come pick you up."
"N-no please do-n't my paren-ts are h-h-home."
"Can you try to sneak out?" He interrogated me.
"I t-t-hink I ca-n"
"Ok please come to the seven-eleven by the park."
I knew exactly what he was talking about. I was just there. "Ok" I whispered, finally letting a word out without breathing heavily between the letters.

I hung up after saying goodbye and made my way to the door. I can easily leave without my parents knowing. They really won't notice considering how they are such deep sleepers.

I walked to the park, tears streaming down my face. I just couldn't believe it. Despite them being bad parents, I really didn't think they would ever just go away. They suck so much, and I have to talk about them at school, this is such a horrible day.

I sat on the bench waiting for Seungmin. I saw some tall guy standing across from me. I didn't think anything of it other than the fact that he was staring at me. "Of course he's staring at you, you are bawling in the middle of a public park!" my thoughts yelled at me. He walked closer to me. I realized that the creepy tall guy standing there was Seungmin.

Oh, that's why he was staring at me.

I got up from the bench and ran to hug him. I didn't care if he hated me or not. I really needed a hug from someone this day just sucks.

He seemed shocked when I hugged him. His arms hesitating to wrap around me. I mean I would be if he just randomly hugged me. His arms loosely started closing around me as he slowly hugged me back. When he finally wrapped his arms around me it wasn't a normal hug, he didn't just hug me back. He hugged me like I was going to leave him.

I was just sobbing in his chest wishing the day would just end. I was calming down a bit and I think he noticed because he let go of me.

I wish he would just hold me.

He held my arms as I tried to calm down. He led me through my breaths so that I could calm down. Then he looked me in the eyes, held my cheeks with both of his hands and asked me.
"What happened?" He inspects the slap mark left on my face from my father. I couldn't tell his exact emotions; it was a mixture of anger, and sadness.

But I guess that really wouldn't make sense, why would Seungmin be mad because of me crying.

Seungmin hates me.

I answered in a quiet voice.
"Well, my parents are having p-problems and and they said they were going to-to leave me for a year and a h-half and, and they said that I can live with whoever I w-want for that long but I don't have anyone to live with so-so I don't know wha-what to do" I let out sobs as I talked about it. Gasping for air with each breath, trying to calm down.